Flight Log / microsoft/kiota #6670
Guard against infinite redirections in downloadFileFromUrl with redirect counter — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in microsoft/kiota on Jun 16, 2025; open and stale: +1,037 −749, 15 files, 5 reviews.
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The `downloadFileFromUrl` function in `vscode/npm-package/install.ts` was vulnerable to infinite redirect loops, which could cause memory exhaustion, CPU exhaustion, and potential denial-of-service attacks. The function recursively followed HTTP redirects without any limit, making it susceptible to …
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- Jun 17, 2025changes requestedbaywet↗
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Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, microsoft/kiota#6670, record updated Nov 3, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/microsoft/kiota/6670/
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